Nikhil Chinapa
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| Born | June 6, 1973 Bangalore |
| Spouse | DJ Pearl |
Kalengada Bhemaiah Chinapa better known as Nikhil Chinapa and VJ Nikhil (born in Bangalore, India on 6 June 1973) is an Indian radio jockey and video jockey and is a popular presenter on MTV India for more than a decade. He is now the Festival Director of Asia's premier music festival - Sunburn Festival in Goa.[1]
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[edit] Personal life and background
Nikhil Chinapa was born in Bangalore and has also lived in Agra, where he studied in St. George's College. His father, an Indian Army Paratrooper, was then transferred to Secunderabad where he studied in Faust and for a few months in Begumpet's Hyderabad Public School. He then went on to study at St. Joseph's Boys' High School in Bangalore.
He later applied to study architecture at the B. M. Sreenivasaiah College of Engineering (BMS) in Bangalore, Karnataka, graduating with a Bachelor of Architecture degree.[2] Chinapa is married to DJ Pearl.[3]
[edit] Shows
- He was a judge of Fame X in 2006 in its first series alongside Daler Mehndi and Ganesh Hegde.
- He hosted "India's Got Talent" along with MTV VJ Ayushmann Khurrana on "Colors" channel
- He was appointed as a jury member in a new show in MTV India known as "Mtv Rock On"
- He was a judge for three seasons of MTV hero Honda roadies.
- He hosted MTV Splitsvilla and is hosting season 3 as well with Deepti Gujral.
[edit] Acting
He has appeared as an actor in:
- 2000: Ravi S. Pillai Snip!
- 2003: Pyaar Kiya Nahin Jaata
- 2006: Kudiyon Ka Hai Zamaana
- 2011: Shaitan
His role in Snip! with Sophia Haque created controversy for some explicit scenes with her.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- VJ Nikhil page on MTV India
- Nikhil Chinapa Facebook
- IMDb Nikhil Chinapa page
- Submerge website (Dance music collective founded and run by Nikhil Chinapa
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